III. SECRET. May, O Lord, &c. page 550. COMM. and P. COMM. page 503. P. COMM. of ST. ROMANUS. We beseech thee, O Almighty God, that by the intercession of thy blessed martyr Romanus, the heavenly food we have received, may defend us from all adversity.

III. P. COMM. Sumptis, page 550.

X. St. LAURENCE, m.

Introit. Ps. xcv.

PRAISE and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary. Ps. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord all the earth. V. Glory.

COLL. Enable us, we beseech thee, O almighty God, to extinguish in ourselves the noxious heat of sin, by whose grace blessed Laurence triumphed over flames and the most exquisite torments. Through.

EPISTLE. 2 Cor. ix. 6. 10. Brethren: He who soweth sparingly, shall also reap sparingly: and he who soweth in blessings, shall also reap of blessings. Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound in you: that ye always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work. As it is written: He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever. And he that ministereth seed to the sower, will both give you bread to eat, and will multiply your seed, and increase the growth of the fruits of your justice.

GRAD. Ps. xvi. Thou hast proved my heart. O Lord, and visited it by night. V. Thou hast

tried me by fire; and iniquity hath not been found in me. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Laurence the deacon wrought a good work: who by the sign of the cross gave sight to the blind. Alleluia. GOSPEL. John xii. as in page 600.

OFFERT. Ps. xcv. Praise and beauty are before his sight: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary.

SECRET. Graciously receive our offerings, we beseech thee, O Lord: and in consideration of the merits and prayers of blessed Laurence, grant they may aid us to salvation. Through.

COMM. John xii. If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be.

P. COMM. Being nourished by thy sacred gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord, that what we perform according to our bounden duty, we may sensibly perceive to advance our salvation, by the intercession of blessed Laurence, thy martyr. Through.

XI. Of the OCTAVE of St. LAURENCE.
Commem, of SS. TIBURTIUS, &c. mm.

COLL. May we always find comfort, O Lord, in the continual protection of thy holy martyrs, Tiburtius and Susanna; for we trust thou wilt ever regard those with an eye of mercy, whom thou favourest with such succours. Through.

SECRET. Favourably, O Lord, receive the offerings and prayers of thy people, that the oblation of the sacred mysteries may be acceptable to thee, by the intercession of thy saints. Through.

P. COMM. Grant, O Lord, that the pledge of eternal redemption which we have received, may procure for us, by the intercession of thy holy martyrs, the succours necessary for this life and that to come. Through.

XII. St. CLARE, v.

All as in Mass XIX. page 536

XIII. Of the OCTAVE of St. LAURENCE.

Commem. of SS. HYPPOLYTUS, &c. mm.

COLL. Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that the sacred solemnity of thy holy martyrs, Hyppolytus and Cassian, may be to us an increase of devotion, and a help to salvation. Through.

SECRET. Receive, O Lord, our offerings on this festival of thy saints: and may their bearing witness of thy truth advance our salvation. Through.

P. COMM. Let the participation of thy sacraments, O Lord, save us, and confirm us in the light of thy truth. Through.

XIV. VIGIL of the ASSUMPTION. INTROIT. Vultum Tuum, as in page 538. COLL. O God, who wast pleased to make choice of the Virgin Mary, and in her to dwell for a time, grant, we beseech thee, that, being secure under her protection, we may with comfort solemnize her festival. Who livest.

Coll. &c. of St. LAURENCE, as on his Feast, page 703. Coll. &c. of St. EUSEBIUS, as on Mass XIII. page 524.

LESSON, as on the 16th of July, page 679. Grad. to Alleluia, Gospel, Offert. Blessed art thou. Comm. as in Mass, Salve, page 548.

SECRET. May the prayers, O Lord, of the Mother of God, render our offerings acceptable to thee, whom thou didst take out of this present world, that she might intercede with thee for the pardon of our sins. Through.

P. COMM. Assist, O merciful God, our frailty; that we who are preparing to celebrate the festi

val of the holy Mother of God, may, by the succour of her prayers, rise from our iniquities. Through.

XV. ASSUMPTION of the B. V. MARY.

Introit.

GAUDEAMUS omnes LET us all rejoice in in Domino, diem the Lord, whilst wo festum celebrantes, sub celebrate this festival honore beatæ Mariæ in honour of the blessed Virginis, de cujus As- Virgin Mary, on whose sumptione (solemnitate) Assumption (solemnity) gaudent angeli, et col- the angels rejoice, and laudant Filium Dei. praise the Son of God. Ps. Eructavit cor me- Ps. My heart hath utum verbum bonum: di- tered a good word: I co ego opera mea Regi. speak my works to the V. Gloria. King. V. Glory. COLL. Forgive, O Lord, we beseech thee, the sins of thy people: that we, who are not able to do any thing of ourselves that can be pleasing to thee, may be assisted in the way of salvation by the prayers of the Mother of thy Son. Who.

LESSON. Ecclus. xxiv. 11. 20. I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord. Then the Creator of all things commanded and said to me: and he that made me rested in my tabernacle, and he said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in my elect. And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honourable people, and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints. I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree on Mount Sion. I was exalted like a palm-tree in Cades,